Our Investors

Greycroft Partners

Greycroft Partners is a venture capital partnership formed to invest in promising digital media companies, including both business and consumer-focused ventures. The firm’s $75 million fund includes participation from leading corporate executives around the world. Graycroft’s portfolio companies benefit from active, hands-on assistance in all phases of expansion, including marketing, financing, and management development. They also leverage an extensive network of media and technology industry connections to help investees gain visibility, build strategic relationships, and successfully bring their products to market.

DFJ Gotham Ventures

DFJ Gotham Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City focused primarily on early-stage information technology companies on the East Coast. DFJ Gotham partners with extraordinary teams of entrepreneurs to build strong and successful businesses that make a huge impact in their industries. DFJ Gotham Ventures takes pride in being an active partner, leveraging its experience, knowledge and relationships to provide substantial value to its portfolio companies. DFJ Gotham Ventures is proud to have backed such category leaders as Massive (acquired by MSFT), XOsoft (acquired by CA), Q-Link (acquired by Adobe), Mimeo.com, ContextWeb, Worktopia and Drop.io, among many others.

Contour Venture Partners

Contour Venture Partners is a New York based early stage venture capital firm. Contour invests in companies that provide innovative technology enhanced products and services into the financial services, digital media and internet sectors. Contour teams with passionate entrepreneurs and management teams to build great businesses that seek to ultimately transform their industries. The principals at Contour have a long and successful track record, having directly supported over 40 companies through numerous market cycles since the late 1980s.

eValue AG

eValue is a venture capital firm with a focus on ideas and new technologies in the high growth market of digital media. Through an extensive network in the international digital industry, eValue is in a unique position to cross borders and to help its investments do the same. eValue and its network of Business Angels and investors are just as globalized as the Internet. eValueprovides more than financial  support to its portfolio companies. The company provides technical know-how and assists with marketing and sales. Founder and CEO, Thomas Falk, has over 10 years of international management experience. He connects leading experts from different backgrounds across national borders in order to give new business ideas a boost.

NYCSeed

NYC Seed funds seed-stage technology entrepreneurs in New York City. They help driven, small teams move from an idea to a product. Through the combined efforts of New York City’s most innovative organizations, NYC Seed provides funding, mentoring and support to create the next generation of companies in New York City. NYC Seed is a partnership between ITAC, New York City Investment Fund, The New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation, New York City Economic Development Corporation and Polytechnic Institute of NYU. NYC Seed provides guidance from notable entrepreneurs, technologists and venture capitalists.

Wider Wake Network

Wider Wake Networks, Inc. is an angel investor network where its members exchange information about pre-screened, early stage, and potentially high yielding investment opportunities. In connection with Wider Wake’s investments, the members are actively involved with entrepreneurs and their companies throughout their lifecycles. Wider Wake is different than the majority of angel syndicates and investment clubs in that it has a high degree of industry niche focus in digital media.